George Washington Gibson

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

GEORGE WASHINGTON GIBSON

(early pioneer in Dixie, farmer, carpenter)

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BIOGRAPHY

George Washington Gibson was born in Union, Union County, South Carolina on June 17, 1800.

Mary Ann Sparks was born in Union, Union County, South Carolina on June 10, 1802.

George and Mary Ann were married in Union, South Carolina on March 15, 1822.

Ann Elizabeth Newman was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England on June 29, 1840.

George took Ann as a plural wife on March 15, 1856 in Salt Lake City.

In April of 1863, George moved his two families south from Big Cottonwood to Grafton (or Virgin?).
Sometime between 1863 and 1865, they moved to Duncan's Retreat.

Indians attacked the people at Duncan's Retreat on August 17, 1871. George was killed and Mary Ann
was critically wounded. She died three weeks later on September 7. Both were buried in the nearby
Grafton Cemetery.

Ann went on to marry Samuel Bradshaw of Toquerville and Virgin. At some point, she and her children
moved back to Big Cottonwood.

Ann died in Salt Lake City on February 9, 1875 and was buried in Holladay Memorial Park
in Holladay (Salt Lake) Utah.


FAMILY

George's Parents and Siblings:
    Robert Wilson Gibson
    Mary Ann Evans Gibson
        William Gibson
        Ruth Gibson
        Lovina Gibson
        Prudence Gibson
        Mary Ann Gibson
        George Washington Gibson

        Robert Gibson
(11/11/1758-5/xx/1820)   (married 10/1/6/1782)
(5/7/1760-5/3/1858)
(xx/xx/1783-xx/xx/1783)
(xx/xx/1787-xx/xx/1877)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1788-xx/xx/1788)
(xx/xx/1790-xx/xx/1887)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1793-xx/xx/2850)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(6/17/1800-8/17/1871)   (married Mary Ann Sparks
    and Ann Elizabeth Newman)
(xx/xx/1802-xx/xx/1860)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

Mary Ann's Parents and Siblings:
    Josiah Aaron Sparks
    Lydia Tolleson Sparks
        Amon Sparks
        Thomas Elijah Sparks
        John Sparks
        Nancy Sparks
        Mary Ann Sparks
        James R Sparks
        Elizabeth Sparks
        Muse Sparks
        Abigail Sparks
        Lovina Sparks
        Frances Sparks
        Amy Sparks

(8/26/1761-2/12/1851)   (married xx/xx/1789)
(xx/xx/1770-xx/xx/1850)
(xx/xx/1795-xx/xx/1835)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1795-xx/xx/1840)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1796-xx/xx/1857)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1797-xx/xx/1879)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(6/10/1802-9/7/1871)   (married George Washington Gibson)
(xx/xx/1803-xx/xx/1848)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1808-xx/xx/1851)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1808-xx/xx/1852)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1812-xx/xx/1887)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1812-xx/xx/1851)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1814-xx/xx/1861)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1820-xx/xx/1852)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

Ann's Parents and Siblings:
    Joseph Newman
    Elizabeth Hughes Newman
        Samuel Newman
        John Newman
        Ann Elizabeth Newman

        William Hughes Newman
        Joseph Partridge Newman
        James Newman
        Thomas Samuel Newman

(4/5/1809-7/21/1877)   (married 10/27/1834)
(9/16/1811-6/4/1907)
(xx/xx/1836-xx/xx/1837)
(xx/xx/1838-xx/xx/1902)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(6/29/1840-2/9/1875)   (married George Washington Gibson
    and Samuel Bradshaw)
(xx/xx/1842-xx/xx/1883)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1845-xx/xx/1922)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1847-xx/xx/1935)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1852-xx/xx/1925)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

First Wife and Children:
    Mary Ann Sparks Gibson
        Mary Densia Gibson
        Robert Malek Gibson
        Lydia Ardelicia Elenor Gibson  
        Robert Pulaski Gibson
        William Washington Gibson
        Frances Abigail Gibson
        William Gilbert Gibson
        Laura Arrilla Altha Gibson
        Moses Washington Gibson
        Manomas Lovina Gibson
        Joseph Smith Gibson

(6/10/1802-9/7/1871)   (married 3/15/1822)
(xx/xx/1823-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1825-xx/xx/1828)
(xx/xx/1826-xx/xx/1915)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1827-xx/xx/1909)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1829-xx/xx/1831)
(xx/xx/1832-xx/xx/1913)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1834-xx/xx/1908)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1837-xx/xx/1905)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1840-xx/xx/1912)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1842-xx/xx/1940)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1844-xx/xx/1892)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

Second Wife and Children:
    Ann Elizabeth Newman Gibson
        Anne Elizabeth Gibson
        George Andrew Gibson
        Sara Jane Gibson
        Mary Ardella Gibson
        Joshua Newman Gibson
        James William Gibson

(6/29/1840-2/9/1875)   (married 3/15/1856)
(xx/xx/1858-xx/xx/1891)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1861-xx/xx/1952)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1863-xx/xx/1936)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1865-xx/xx/1946)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/1868-xx/xx/1878)
(xx/xx/1870-xx/xx/1947)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)


PHOTOS

TBD


REFERENCES

Biographies of George Washington Gibson, 1800 - 1871
    and Mary Ann Sparks Gibson, 1802 - 1871
By Gordon L. Ritchie (great great grandson), July 13, 2016

FamilySearch entry for George Washington Gibson

George & Mary's Death Notice
Deseret News, September 27, 1871

Find-A-Grave entry for George Washington Gibson

George Washington Gibson's grave headstone in the Grafton Cemetery
Faded text:
      Father thou are missed in Our circle.
      Left Us for a better place.

FamilySearch entry for Mary Ann Sparks

Find-A-Grave entry for Mary Ann Sparks Gibson

FamilySearch entry for Ann Elizabeth Newman

Find-A-Grave entry for Ann Elizabeth Newman Gibson